Top 5 Cocktails for Easter

Stumped for what to serve at your Easter brunch, lunch or dinner celebration? After taking a very scientific poll of folks via Twitter, text and Google Hangout, I compiled the following 5 cocktails to recommend! It’s a nice mix of classic and “now” cocktails. Have fun celebrating the Risen Lord with your family and friends!

1. Mimosa

Ingredients:

1 part champagne (or other sparkling wine)

1 part chilled citrus fruit juice like orange juice

Optional: frozen berries

Instructions:

Ensure both ingredients are well chilled, then mix into the glass. Serve cold.

Garnish with frozen berries if desired.

2. Lavender Collins

Ingredients:

1 1/2 ounces of your favorite gin

3/4 ounce fresh lemon juice (I recommend using Meyer lemons)

1/2 ounce lavender syrup

3 ounces club soda

Lemon wedge for garnish

Instructions:

Squeeze half a lemon into a collins glass, add lavender syrup and gin.

Stir and fill with ice.

Top with club soda and garnish with a lemon wedge.

3. Strawberry Bourbon Lemonade

Ingredients:

6 ounces bourbon

6 strawberries, pureed in a blender

juice of 2 lemons

1 tablespoon maple syrup

4 dashes of Peychaud’s bitters

club soda or prosecco, for topping off

slices strawberries, for garnish

Instructions:

Add your bourbon, pureed strawberries, lemon juice, maple syrup and bitters to a cocktail shaker and fill it with ice.

Instructions:

5. The Catholic Foodie’s Blood Mary Recipe

I blogged about this when the blog first started so be sure to check it out! Delicious and spicy!

For you beer lovers out there, I recommend anything light and spring-y! A Tripel or a wheat or even an IPA. Whatever floats your boat! I had the American monk made Spencer last year to celebrate Easter. It was perfect!